tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post4070840056106463118..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ALAN McMANUS?Dave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-42754248434935073322012-04-17T03:24:23.571+01:002012-04-17T03:24:23.571+01:00We all wonder in scotland why he never became a wo...We all wonder in scotland why he never became a world champion but i think it was more personnel than professional the woman he married really done him over and it dented his confidence at a crucial time. He would have beat stephen hendry but he won as the world cup so we have him to thank for thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-76679850282892337242011-06-27T15:11:15.137+01:002011-06-27T15:11:15.137+01:00i think you have to look at what he was doing (rig...i think you have to look at what he was doing (right) on and off the table during that period of his meteoric rise in the game, it baffles me what went wrong,he should have been a legend in the sport!i have a feeling that it was off table bad management that stopped him from achieving his dreams,he certainly had the game for it!WHAT WENT WRONG!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-46651461560678767932011-06-27T14:47:25.953+01:002011-06-27T14:47:25.953+01:00alan should and would have been a world champion i...alan should and would have been a world champion if he had the right management in place!you look at his record in qualifying at the norbreck blackpool,and to make the progress he made in the game as a rookie pro was just phenomenal!beating jimmy white world no2 at the time in uk champs,and was unlucky to lose to hendry word no1 in semis,hendry had to play out of his skin to beat alan! something went badly wrong !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-41790508259233843602009-03-02T14:50:00.000+00:002009-03-02T14:50:00.000+00:00He has a new official website at www.alanmcmanus.c...He has a new official website at www.alanmcmanus.com, although I don't know how often he updates it as it seems to lack recent content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-23316354972373065072009-02-09T12:57:00.000+00:002009-02-09T12:57:00.000+00:00"Anonymous said...I think the world of snooker sho..."Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/>I think the world of snooker should be eternally grateful to Alan McManus for introducing the professional game to his uncle, Jim McMahon, one of the truly great thinkers and legislators ever to grace the sport of snooker."<BR/><BR/>Indeed. I heard 'Uncle Jim' was close to getting the top job for London 2012 but said he was doing something just after eight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-15263913891674843282009-02-09T08:03:00.000+00:002009-02-09T08:03:00.000+00:00Fu played in the 1998 World Championship so it was...Fu played in the 1998 World Championship so it wasn't technically two seasons to reach the top 16Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-40458316988308122072009-02-09T07:34:00.000+00:002009-02-09T07:34:00.000+00:00"All this elevated him to the elite top 16 after o..."All this elevated him to the elite top 16 after only two seasons, which is some feat, emulated two years later by Ronnie O’Sullivan but by nobody since."<BR/><BR/>I think Marco Fu also done that in 2000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-47888410484395595042009-02-08T00:09:00.000+00:002009-02-08T00:09:00.000+00:00i dont think many got the Jim "joke" ;)i dont think many got the Jim "joke" ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-41661803273771725292009-02-06T10:43:00.000+00:002009-02-06T10:43:00.000+00:00re head movementsimilar to marco fu at timesre head movement<BR/><BR/>similar to marco fu at timesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-81567144146184775532009-02-06T08:59:00.000+00:002009-02-06T08:59:00.000+00:00Anonymous said... I think the world of snooker ...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> I think the world of snooker should be eternally grateful to Alan McManus for introducing the professional game to his uncle, Jim McMahon, one of the truly great thinkers and legislators ever to grace the sport of snooker.<BR/><BR/><BR/>BU-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA<BR/><BR/>Classic !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-43612576126304060682009-02-06T02:44:00.000+00:002009-02-06T02:44:00.000+00:00I think the world of snooker should be eternally g...I think the world of snooker should be eternally grateful to Alan McManus for introducing the professional game to his uncle, Jim McMahon, one of the truly great thinkers and legislators ever to grace the sport of snooker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-62693256352878798702009-02-06T01:35:00.000+00:002009-02-06T01:35:00.000+00:00A great player - and has always come across as a g...A great player - and has always come across as a gentleman. Deserves the excellent living he has made from the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-45036071706524190732009-02-05T22:37:00.000+00:002009-02-05T22:37:00.000+00:00McManus had a weird kink in his cue action which i...McManus had a weird kink in his cue action which involved raising his head slightly before he pushed the cue through. Could this unorthodox style have been a weakness that caused him to suffer at crucial moments in semi-finals and finals and also contribute to his decline? did he ever try to change his action? Clive made interesting points on the podcast about Steve Davis refining and correcting technique to keep himself competitive over the years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-8100490781829777572009-02-05T22:29:00.000+00:002009-02-05T22:29:00.000+00:00Nice article. It's been a while since I've spotted...Nice article. It's been a while since I've spotted Alan McManus on the telly. I love the comeback stories and he's a good candidate. Somebody should look into why the potting suffers when players age. Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-67602789506107588982009-02-05T21:02:00.000+00:002009-02-05T21:02:00.000+00:00James you're right, I've looked it upOf course, Kn...James you're right, I've looked it up<BR/><BR/>Of course, Knowlsie has entered the World Championship again this yearDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-56528712601205557222009-02-05T20:43:00.000+00:002009-02-05T20:43:00.000+00:00Your point is a good one. I was just saying that M...Your point is a good one. I was just saying that Meo was a rare player who managed to stem the decline, albeit temporarily.<BR/>And TK did get back in. 22 in 1990-91, 16 in 1991-2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-41069935239593826472009-02-05T18:53:00.000+00:002009-02-05T18:53:00.000+00:00so, where were we? qualifiers, no, erm podcasts, n...so, where were we? qualifiers, no, erm podcasts, no, erm alan. yes he has been a very good and consistant player for many a year. well liked too. nice guy and one of the best players in 'our sport' over the last 2 decades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-75123075534932706872009-02-05T18:16:00.000+00:002009-02-05T18:16:00.000+00:00Sorry for the off topic, but the scoring system at...Sorry for the off topic, but the scoring system at Pontins must be from the 1970s. It fails at least once a tournament. If any commercial oraganisation had that quality of IT they'd be bust in a month.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your efforts Janie, they are appreciated.<BR/><BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-24833197073440509032009-02-05T17:13:00.000+00:002009-02-05T17:13:00.000+00:00Have finally got on to the podcast its pretty good...Have finally got on to the podcast its pretty good. I would liked to have heard his views on other players. Plus it was a little drybut Everton as ever was articulate and eloquent.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-32811439336389379942009-02-05T17:01:00.000+00:002009-02-05T17:01:00.000+00:00totally off topic but nowhere else to put it!All l...totally off topic but nowhere else to put it!<BR/><BR/>All latest Welsh scores are LIVE on GSC - pending how long it's taking me to run up and down the stairs as the socring is down.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Burnett had made 3 consecutive centuries, including, in the third frame, missing the last red on 112, trying for a max. he was unlucky to land smack on the pink and had to cue down on the white and the red just edged round the middle bag but didn't drop.<BR/>Wenbo has also had a century this afternoonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21592056736177368612009-02-05T16:40:00.000+00:002009-02-05T16:40:00.000+00:00I'm pretty sure Tony Knowles didn't get back into ...I'm pretty sure Tony Knowles didn't get back into the top 16 after dropping out.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I was referring to players in the same plight as McManus - outside the top 32.<BR/><BR/>Only two players have ever got back into the top 16 after dropping out of the top 32 - Rex Williams and Joe Swail, so my point stands.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-33472619180303818852009-02-05T16:32:00.000+00:002009-02-05T16:32:00.000+00:00Still can't log on to podcast, no need to respond ...Still can't log on to podcast, no need to respond dave as you have given the advice you can, but its frustrating.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73689109070819719662009-02-05T16:12:00.000+00:002009-02-05T16:12:00.000+00:00You'll never come back at this ageYou'll never come back at this ageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21399136314914806622009-02-05T15:59:00.000+00:002009-02-05T15:59:00.000+00:00Meo is a bad example. He was slipping down the ran...Meo is a bad example. He was slipping down the rankings and about to be relegated from the 32 when he went to the 1989 British Open, which he won, a month before he reached the semis at the Crucible.<BR/>From that point he declined quickly but he managed to stop the slide in spectular fashion.<BR/>Knowles as well got back into the 16 after relegation.<BR/>Plenty of other examples to back up your point though. Wattana is one who springs to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-14865262017545380192009-02-05T15:48:00.000+00:002009-02-05T15:48:00.000+00:00Has he still got that bit of yellow tape on his cu...Has he still got that bit of yellow tape on his cue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com